Dr Richard Perkins joined the Department in 2006, having previously lectured at the University of Plymouth. He received his PhD in Geography ('Environmental Leapfrogging in India') from the University of Cambridge in 2002.

'The international diffusion of new technologies: A multitechnology analysis of latecomer advantage and global economic integration' (with Eric Neumayer), Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 2005, 95 (4): 789-808.

Four academics from the Department of Geography and Environment have been recognised for their outstanding contributions at the annual LSE Teaching Symposium. Dr Antoine Paccoud was selected ahead of over 460 nominees to win the Award for Inspirational Teaching, while Dr Richard Perkins and Dr Alice Evans were Highly Commended in their categories, and Dr Carmen Marchiori won a Major Review Award. Read more.

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